Do Mentally Handicapped Adults Transfer Cognitive Skills from the Instrumental Enrichment Classroom to Other Situations or Settings?.

Bachor, Dan G.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Do Mentally Handicapped Adults Transfer Cognitive Skills from the Instrumental Enrichment Classroom to Other Situations or Settings?

Bachor, Dan G.

Mental Retardation and Learning Disability Bulletin, v16 n2 p14-28 1988

The study found that transfer of training by mentally handicapped adults receiving Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment program could not be demonstrated in clients' workshop or job placement (far transfer) settings. Transfer was demonstrated on specific tasks designed to measure cognitive abilities developed by the program (near transfer). (DB)

Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Development, Educational Methods, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness, Mental Retardation, Transfer of Training

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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